Thinking

This tabs off thing... she's doing it BEFORE having to go, but now we're having trouble with how far ahead is adequate and how far ahead is too far ahead of time. Julia did it three times last night and the first two times it was a bust and the third time it was too late because I was starting to not believe her and took too long to respond and by that time it was all done in the diaper. She got cross with me and gave me a LOOK. So no clap for me that time.

(Paul is still tickeld she claps after peeing in the potty.)

I'm thinking maybe I ought to just let her stay naked after the first "announcement" that a pee is on the way and let her work it out from there. Floor be damned.

I was thinking of how far along we've come in the last 7 mos with this potty training business and I'm amazed.

Staying dry though the night has been normal for so long I forgot to note when it started happening.

She's up to 3 hrs dry out and about, which makes being out and about easier. She'll willingly go in a public bathroom -- no fears about the adult size toilet. (I've read this can become an issue.)

She's big enough to sit on a toddler toilet ring placed within the ring of the grown-up toilet and not fall in at home, so now I have to get a stool so we can teach her to get up there on her own. I remember when she'd fall into the the hole of her potty when she was first sitting on her own. Sigh. Growing up!

Toilet paper is a familiar sight now, but at the moment she just want to unroll it all off the wall. Doesn't yet try to mimic using it although I use it on her when we use the "big" toilet.

She helps stick her arms through her t-shirts now, and tugs at her shorts (elastic waist) somewhat so managing to scrootch them down for potty busines is not too far off in the future. have to remember to let her practice this more. And start looking for training pant patterns to sew up.

She can say "bay-bay-bee" even though she doesn't yet apply it to herself or pictures of babies. But the "bee" part is close enough to "pee" so we may be ready to try to teach her to say "pee" or "bee" to let us know she has to go verbally.

Monique was asking me is toilet training was a drag... and I have to say no. VERY hands on, but I don't find the time spent with Julia teaching a drag.